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Buckling near the bottom of a thin mylar test specimen partly filled with water

From Vandepitte (University of Liege)

(left side) Test specimen
(right side) buckled specimen

In the conical portion of the tank below the waterline the conical tank wall is subjected to hoop tension from the internal hydrostatic pressure of the water combined with meridional compression that is maximum at the bottom of the tank.

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